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The '''Spanish Civil War''' was a conflict within [[Spain]] between 1936 and 1939 between the Republican forces, a [[left-wing]] coalition including communists, socialists and Anarchists, and the [[fascism|fascist]] Nationalist forces under [[Francisco Franco|General Francisco Franco]] comprising generally wealthy [[Monarchy|Monarchists]] and [[Catholicism|Catholics]] who opposed the separatist Republicans. | The '''Spanish Civil War''' was a conflict within [[Spain]] between 1936 and 1939 between the Republican forces, a [[left-wing]] coalition including communists, socialists and Anarchists, and the [[fascism|fascist]] Nationalist forces under [[Francisco Franco|General Francisco Franco]] comprising generally wealthy [[Monarchy|Monarchists]] and [[Catholicism|Catholics]] who opposed the separatist Republicans. | ||
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The Nationalists were eventually victorious, and executed over a hundred thousand of their opponents shortly afterwards. | The Nationalists were eventually victorious, and executed over a hundred thousand of their opponents shortly afterwards. | ||
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| + | ''General Franco's victory marked the beginning of a forty-year dictatorship in Spain (1939-1975). In the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War, Hitler sought Franco's support for his own military campaign, but Spain was in no position to provide either financial or human aid. Although the Spanish Civil War had been a training field for the | ||
| + | battles to be waged in the Second World War.''<ref> [http://www.donquijote.org/culture/spain/history/civilwar.asp Spanish Civil War]</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 22:11, May 6, 2007
The Spanish Civil War was a conflict within Spain between 1936 and 1939 between the Republican forces, a left-wing coalition including communists, socialists and Anarchists, and the fascist Nationalist forces under General Francisco Franco comprising generally wealthy Monarchists and Catholics who opposed the separatist Republicans.
Volunteers from many nations, including North American (the International Brigades), joined the fighting on both sides, including George Orwell and Laurie Lee and military contingents sent by Soviet Union fought with the Republicans, while Germany and Italy provided forces on the Nationalist side. Ernest Hemingway served as a war correspondent during the war.
The Nationalists were eventually victorious, and executed over a hundred thousand of their opponents shortly afterwards.
Franco's dictatorship
General Franco's victory marked the beginning of a forty-year dictatorship in Spain (1939-1975). In the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War, Hitler sought Franco's support for his own military campaign, but Spain was in no position to provide either financial or human aid. Although the Spanish Civil War had been a training field for the battles to be waged in the Second World War.[1]
Atrocities
Atrocities were committed on both sides during the war. At the beginning, over 50,000 people who were caught on the "wrong" side of the lines were assassinated or summarily executed. The whole town of Guernica was bombed by German and Italian planes on April 26, 1937, resulted in widespread destruction and civilian death; The attacks destroyed the majority of Guernica.
Spanish War children
Spanish War children were evacuated to Britain, Belgium, the Soviet Union, Portugal, Italy, Germany, the Netherlands and other European countries. Many of them never came back.